October 3rd 2006 In Iraq.

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October 3rd 2006 in Iraq


Oct 3 (Reuters) - Following are security and other developments in Iraq reported on Tuesday as of 1830 GMT.

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*BAGHDAD - A roadside bomb killed four U.S. soldiers on Monday evening as they were patrolling in northern Baghdad, the U.S. military said in a statement on Tuesday.

*BAQUBA - Gunmen separately killed 10 people in different parts of Baquba, 65 km (40 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

*BAQUBA - Gunmen killed four members of the same family as they were moving to another house leaving their own in the religiously mixed city of Baquba, police said. The driver was also killed in the attack, the source added.

*MOSUL - The Iraqi army wounded three civilians as they approached a checkpoint in the northern city of Mosul, police said.

*HADITHA - Clashes between gunmen and U.S. forces killed a civilian and wounded four others in Haditha, 250 km (150 miles) northwest of Baghdad, the Civil Defence Directorate said.

*RAMADI - Clashes between gunmen and U.S. forces killed a man and wounded three others, including a child, in the Sunni city of Ramadi, 110 km (70 miles) west of Baghdad, police said.

*BAGHDAD - The Iraqi army arrested 109 suspected insurgents during the last 24 hours in different cities of Iraq, the Defence Ministry said on Tuesday.

*RASHAD - Police found two bodies, shot dead and tortured, in the small town of Rashad, 30 km (20 miles) south of the northern city of Kirkuk, police said.

*DOUR - Gunmen attacked a police checkpoint late on Monday, killing a police officer and wounding a policeman in Dour, near Tikrit, 175 km (110 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

*BAIJI - Gunmen attacked a rail station, killing an employee and wounding two others late on Monday in the oil refining city of Baiji, 180 km (115 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

BAGHDAD - Three U.S. soldiers died on Monday when insurgents fired on their patrols in three incidents in Baghdad, one in the southwest and two in the north, the military said on Tuesday. On Monday, it had said another soldier was shot dead in Baghdad that day.

ANBAR PROVINCE - A U.S. marine died on Saturday and another on Sunday from wounds sustained due to enemy action while operating in Anbar province, the military said. On Monday, it had announced the deaths on Sunday of three other marines in the area, two in combat and one in a vehicle accident.